• Identifying, developing and directing the implementation of business strategy.• Aligning strategy to core values and forming a strong corporate culture.• Handling of finances - maximising revenue, liquidity and earnings, while dampening costs.• Overseeing, motivating, coaching and mentoring the management team.• Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and the code of conduct imposed by the Estate Agency Affairs Board.• Interviewing new personnel and overseeing the… Show more • Identifying, developing and directing the implementation of business strategy.• Aligning strategy to core values and forming a strong corporate culture.• Handling of finances - maximising revenue, liquidity and earnings, while dampening costs.• Overseeing, motivating, coaching and mentoring the management team.• Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and the code of conduct imposed by the Estate Agency Affairs Board.• Interviewing new personnel and overseeing the induction and continuous development processes.• Authored the company’s employee training manual and keeping abreast of new legislation.• Managing positive relationships with external stakeholders such as banks, bond originators, lawyers, property valuators, developers and competitors.• Improving customer service experiences and overall efficiency utilising technology. • Implementing social responsibility initiatives.• Resolving disputes.• Conducting exit interviews. Show less

Human Capital & Branding Specialist

As Executive Director of Lifework Leadership (a USA based leadership development program) I'm facilitating the 9 month course/process in Pretoria with a group of 70 executive leaders.

Guiding and managing the overall strategy and provision of Bigen’s Human Capital and Marketing services, policies and programs, including all its operations throughout the African continent and abroad. Focusing on the development of a positive employee-oriented company culture that emphasises key modern skills for an agile organisation within the emerging global economy. Aiming to achieve quality, productivity, innovation, transformation and continuous improvement, leading to a risk aware and… Show more Guiding and managing the overall strategy and provision of Bigen’s Human Capital and Marketing services, policies and programs, including all its operations throughout the African continent and abroad. Focusing on the development of a positive employee-oriented company culture that emphasises key modern skills for an agile organisation within the emerging global economy. Aiming to achieve quality, productivity, innovation, transformation and continuous improvement, leading to a risk aware and superior workforce. Spear heading the overall marketing and brand positioning of the Bigen Africa Group.Some duties include:• Supporting Bigen’s key strategic drivers towards achieving its strategic goals, including Africa expansion, partnership development, development impact awareness; existing and new core capabilities in real estate, transportation, water services, energy and health; and key skills in infrastructure development, financing and investment.• Managing the HR cycle as a key strategic enabler, leading initiatives to secure and retain best talent and develop future leadership with sound succession planning, thereby creating a quality and diverse workforce with local indigenisation emphasis and branding Bigen as an employer of choice.• Together with the CFO and CIO seek to create a lean enterprise with quality project management skills, supported by innovative technologies.• Reinforcing the common purpose and values of the organisation, targeting development impact and doing good while doing business.• Leading policy development, compliance, organisational ethics and employee relations.• Ensuring secure people risk management and protecting organisational reputation.• Direct performance and remuneration management (compensation and benefit administration).• Being accountable for employee safety, welfare, wellness and health. Leading the overall HC and Marketing teams across Africa. Show less

• Establishing long-term relationships with key account holders and strategic International partners.• Design and implementation of leadership development initiatives.• Winning, selecting, integrating and retention of human capital for internal and external clients.• Key talent management: career guidance and succession planning processes, procedures and guideline design.• Psychometric, personality, personal preference and competence assessments, including DISC, MBTI, Strength… Show more • Establishing long-term relationships with key account holders and strategic International partners.• Design and implementation of leadership development initiatives.• Winning, selecting, integrating and retention of human capital for internal and external clients.• Key talent management: career guidance and succession planning processes, procedures and guideline design.• Psychometric, personality, personal preference and competence assessments, including DISC, MBTI, Strength Finder, 360 Feedback, SCARF, Redemptive Gifts and Shadow Match.• Conducting organisational culture assessments and intervention strategies.• Principle-centred and values-based strategy development.• Soft-skills training focussing on resilience, authentic leadership, team building, work-life integration and sales.• Research to continuously improve individual, team and organisational effectiveness. Show less

Strategic business growth in 10 African countries.

Principal

Retail & Training

Business Economics

In 6 years of teaching grade 12 students I boasted with a 100% pass-rate and more than 120 distinctions.As cluster leader for matric Business Economic teachers I played a significant role in the development of teachers in rural areas. I was instructed by the Department of Education to give special attention to schools with previously bad pass-rates and saw major improvements.